Vance County, NC has a population of 44,508 people with a median age of 40.5 and a median household income of $32,733. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Vance County, NC declined from 44,829 to 44,508, a 0.72% decrease and its median household income declined from $33,316 to $32,733, a 1.75% decrease.

The population of Vance County, NC is 49.6%Black, 40.8%White, and 7.14%Hispanic. 6.29% of the people in Vance County, NC speak a non-English language, and 96.9% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Vance County, NC is $96,700, and the homeownership rate is 59.9%. Most people in Vance County, NC commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Vance County, NC is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Vance County, NC is $32,733. Males in Vance County, NC have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $33,330. The income inequality of Vance County, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.401 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Vance County, NC have a median annual income of $32,733, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Vance County, NC compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2016, the income inequality in Franklin, Vance & Warren (West) Counties PUMA, NC was 0.401 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 12.6% decline from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Vance County, NC was Census Tract 602 with a value of $48,750, followed by Census Tract 603 and Census Tract 604, with respective values of $46,814 and $40,583.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Vance County, NC colored by their Median Household Income.

25.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vance County, NC (11,177 out of 43,667 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 18-24 and then Female 35-44.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Vance County, NC is Black or African American, followed by White and Hispanic or Latino.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Vance County, NC declined at a rate of 0.12%, from 17,461 employees to 17,440 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vance County, NC, are Manufacturing, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vance County, NC, though some of these residents may live in Vance County, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Vance County, NC. In Vance County, NC the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 40 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $8,385. Robeson County, NC has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in North Carolina.

The closest comparable data for the county of Vance County, NC is from the public use microdata area of Franklin, Vance & Warren (West) Counties PUMA, NC.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Vance County, NC residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in North Carolina. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Vance County, NC were $8,385 in 2014, but $8,230 in 2013. These numbers represent a 1.88% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Vance County, NC are $$1,203 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Vance County, NC compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Vance County, NC between the ages of 65 and 75 had 440 eye exams, 623 hemoglobin tests, and 551 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 428 women in Vance County, NC between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 275 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Edgecombe County, NC has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 16.4%, the highest value of any county in North Carolina. This represents a 2.5% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 16%.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Robeson County, NC has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 26.8%, the highest value of any county in North Carolina. This represents a 6.29% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 28.6%.

The following map shows all of the counties in North Carolina colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Robeson County, NC has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 20.9, the highest rate of any county in North Carolina. This represents a 0.95% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 21.1.

The following map shows all of the counties in North Carolina colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Vance County, NC is home to a population of 44,508 people, from which 96.9% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Vance County, NC is composed of 22,072Black residents (49.6%), 18,149White residents (40.8%), 3,179Hispanic residents (7.14%), 742Two+ residents (1.67%), and 213Asian residents (0.48%). The most common foreign languages in Vance County, NC are Spanish (1,886 speakers), Chinese (87 speakers), and Arabic (56 speakers), but compared to other places, Vance County, NC has a relative high number of Thai (17 speakers), Persian (30 speakers), and Arabic (56 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Vance County, NC was 40.5. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 40.9, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 36.8. But people in Vance County, NC are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Vance County, NC residents was 40.

As of 2016, 96.9% of Vance County, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Vance County, NC was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been declining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Vance County, NC compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 1.22 times more Black residents (22,072 people) in Vance County, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18,149White and 3,179Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Vance County, NC as a share of the total population.

2,154 of Vance County, NC citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Vance County, NC was Spanish. 4.24% of the overall population of Vance County, NC are native Spanish speakers. 0.2% speak Chinese and 0.13% speak Arabic, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Vance County, NC has a relatively high number of residents that are native Thai speakers. In 2015, there were 17 native Thai speakers living in Vance County, NC, approximately 0.78 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Vance County, NC awarded 807 degrees. The student population of Vance County, NC is skewed towards females, with 292 male students and 515 female students. Most students in Vance County, NC are White (477 and 59.1%), followed by Black or African American (229 and 28.4%), Hispanic or Latino (37 and 4.58%), and Unknown (37 and 4.58%). The largest universities in Vance County, NC by number of graduates are Vance-Granville Community College (807 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Vance County, NC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (187 and 23.2%), General Business Administration & Management (40 and 4.96%), and Registered Nursing (37 and 4.58%). The median tuition costs in Vance County, NC are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Vance County, NC were White. These 477 graduates mean that there were 2.08 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 229 graduates.

The median property value in Vance County, NC is $96,700, which is 0.47 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value decreased from $97,900 to $96,700, a 1.23% increase. The homeownership rate of Vance County, NC is 59.9%, which is lower than the national average of 63.6%. People in Vance County, NC have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Vance County, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$32,733

Median Household Income

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16,653

Number of Households

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In 2016, the median household income of the 16,653 households in Vance County, NC declined to $32,733 from the previous year's value of $33,316.

The following chart displays the households in Vance County, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10-$15k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Vance County, NC declined to $96,700 from the previous year's value of $97,900.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Vance County, NC compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Vance County, NC the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.

This chart shows the households in Vance County, NC distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Vance County, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Vance County, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Vance County, NC have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in Vance County, NC have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 1.42% of the workforce in Vance County, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Vance County, NC compared to its parent geographies.